Golmaal 3

About the film

Golmaal 3 (transl. Chaos 3) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and the third film in the Golmaal series. The film contains an ensemble cast starring Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Mithun Chakraborty, Kareena Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Khemu, Ratna Pathak Shah, and Johnny Lever. The storyline is partially inspired by Basu Chatterjee's 1978 film Khatta Meetha which itself was based on the 1968 film Yours, Mine and Ours.

Golmaal 3 was released on 4 November 2010, coinciding with Diwali. The film received mixed reviews, with praise for its humour and performances but criticism for its repetitive jokes and narrative. Nevertheless, the film became blockbuster at the box office and was the fourth film to enter the 100 Crore Club in India, eventually nearing a final worldwide total of ₹167 crore (US$17 million). The film was ranked as the second highest-grossing film of 2010 in India after Dabangg and third worldwide behind Dabangg and My Name Is Khan.

Plot

Pritam, also known as Pappu, is an elderly bus driver. His three good-for-nothing sons, Madhav, the group leader; Laxman, the poetic idiot; and Lucky, the innocent mute, are always up to trouble, mostly by scamming people. On the other hand, Geeta, nicknamed Guddi, is an elderly woman whose two sons, Laxman, the stammerer, and Gopal, the strong but kind leader, own a water sports stall at the beach, funded by a don named Vasooli Bhai. Daboo is Gopal's and Laxman's business partner; Geeta occasionally suspects that Daboo and Gopal may have a thing for each other.

Madhav, Laxman, and Lucky's don, Pappi, and his goons, Dagga and Teja, rob the queen's necklace and are on the run from the police; they end up in Goa. Pappi, who suffers from short-term memory, hides the necklace in Pritam's house. Soon enough, both groups meet at a bar, and Pritam's sons open a water sports shack opposite Geeta's sons' stall, and a rivalry begins. Filled with mayhem, both groups try to take down each other's businesses but fail hilariously. In response to his sons' pleas, Pritam goes to settle it out with their rivals, but is instead greeted by Geeta, who, it turns out, is his college sweetheart, who start arguing with each other, which is overheard by Daboo, who doubts if they had a thing for each other.

After day-by-day stalking, Pritam is caught by Geeta at a church, and they discuss their pasts. It is revealed that the group of Gopal and Madhav are orphans. Madhav, Laxman, and Lucky were adopted by Pritam, who started working at an orphanage, while Gopal and Laxman were the grandsons of Geeta's father's servant, Shambhu. Daboo overhears their love story as well as their past and decides to get the two married, with their sons' permission. Daboo lies to both sides of siblings that Pritam and Geeta have their younger stepbrothers to get them married. At the court, Gopal and Laxman find out that their rivals are actually their siblings and start fighting with each other. Although they later confront Daboo for this mess, who reveals to them that she told a lie only to unite them and their parents. After this, Madhav and his siblings go to their home, only to find that Pritam has given the keys to the owner.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Pritam (Ale, Apna Har Din, Apna Har Din Remix) and Amar Mohile (Disco Dancer and Yaad aa Raha Hai). The rest of the songs were composed by Pritam and Amar together, while the lyrics were written by Kumaar.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 44% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10. On the review-aggregation website Mirchiplex.com, the film was scored 2/5 based on 12 reviews.

Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times rated it 1.5/5 and noted that "the filmmakers have six main actors to juggle with, and as many side comedians to lend parts to. Never mind the narrative, they would be happy with as any corny antics and dialogues with whoever was available." Raja Sen of Rediff.com gave a similar rating explaining that "[he] was not looking for sensitivity or smarts in Golmaal 3 [but for]... a few good jokes. [However], the film does not oblige." On the other hand, critic Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated it 4/5, concluding that "Golmaal 3 is an ideal fun ride with thrice the enjoyment and gratification, thrice the magic and thrice the hilarity." The Times of India explained that "[although] the comic acts get repetitive...there is a laugh riot waiting for you at the multiplex this weekend." Vinayak Chakravorty of Mail Today gave it 3 stars out of 5.

The Indian Stammering Association (TISA), based in Dehradun, started an online petition to the censor board against the comical depiction of stuttering, a disabling disorder that affects millions of children and many adults.

Sequel

The fourth installment in the series, Golmaal Again, was released on 20 October 2017. The sequel stars Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Tushar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade and Kunal Khemu reprising their roles while Parineeti Chopra and Tabu play the female leads. Rohit Shetty announced on 14 July 2016 that Golmaal Again was releasing on 20 October 2017.

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